Where is the nano file located?

Question

I'm using FileZilla and have found the default LibreOffice Writer not the best for on-the-go code editing.

I have the option to use custom program for text editing, so why not give nano a go. So I'm wondering, where is the nano (shell script?) file located?

I had a quick Google for this question and only found an ArchLinux forum posing the question on this thread.

From the thread, I checked /usr/bin/nano and it's not existant there.

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '17 at 19:50

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The easiest method:

$ which nano
/bin/nano

answered Oct 29 '17 at 19:50

Rinzwind

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 29 '17 at 19:55

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Or you can use

$ whereis nano
nano: /bin/nano

edited Oct 29 '17 at 19:55

dessert

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answered Oct 29 '17 at 19:53

neferpitou

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 29 '17 at 19:53

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You might like geany which is a useful GUI editor for text files.

sudo apt-get install geany

answered Oct 29 '17 at 19:53

sudodus

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Where is the nano file located?

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